Selling with Photos

Selling with Photos

I'm a hobby photographer and I also know the value of using photography in my real estate business.

I live and work on an island, and most of the real estate in Galveston is second-home and investor oriented. It helps to use photography to show the life and beauty of the place where you are selling real estate.

It's very important to have good quality photos of your real estate listings, but it's also important to show people the neighborhoods, the small creeks and parks, the surrounding landscape or the beach and palm trees...just depending on your local area.

When listing a property be sure your photos are well-lit and full of color. Don't alter the actual items in the photo, but by all means...lean to lighten and put more warm color into your house photos. If you can't do it yourself, find someone that can help you.

I've seen photos keep listings from selling. A "junky" room full of clutter and bad lighting can keep a property from selling.

( Don't let a photo full of clutter with poor lighting keep your listing from being appealing!)

As far as other photos, you don't have to be an expert photographer to take some nice photos of the neighborhood, maybe kids walking from school on a sunny day...maybe a beautiful sunrise through the trees to the entrance of your local neighborhood. If you have your own personal website, put some photos of the city and neighborhoods where you sell.

Consumers and people researching an area to buy love photos.

They like the quick satisfaction of a photo and like they say, " ...a photo is worth a thousand words!"